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when you look at senators who have said they're going back on the pledge, lindsey graham, bob corker, tom coburn, lamar alexander, eric cantor, what do you do at this point to keep the fight going? or do you think that it is necessary to concede a little bit of ground? >> well, two things. the senators, the republican senators to a certain extent don't matter because the democratic senate can pass a tax increase if they want the senaaors you mentioned would only vote for a tax increase if they got massive permanent entitlement reforms of the kind that harry reid and the president have announced they're not doing. so even if coburn broke his commitment to the people of oklahoma, which he got a elected with a written commitment not to raise taxes at all, his new statement is, he might raise tax as little if he got permanent reform. melissa: do you ffle the tide is turning against you and necessary to give in a little bit to get a deal done or not? >> okay. there is no need to raise taxes to get a deal. obama two years ago extended all the bush tax cuts for two years. there is no reason
when you look at senators who have said they're going back on the pledge, lindsey graham, bob corker, tom coburn, lamar alexander, eric cantor, what do you do at this point to keep the fight going? or do you think that it is necessary to concede a little bit of ground? >> well, two things. the senators, the republican senators to a certain extent don't matter because the democratic senate can pass a tax increase if they want the senaaors you mentioned would only vote for a tax increase if...
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melissa: bob what do you think about this? >> well, i think the bigger issue higher tax rates slow down the economy and in a slow economy as we're facing now to be raising rates even higher, i can't imagine any economist really supporting that, regardless what is going on the fiscal side. melissa: you're sing this is the entire wrong conversation to be having anyway, talking about taking more money away from individuals and giving it to the govnment is not good for the economy no matter what? >> exactly. particularly when the economy is weak. even keynesian economists will tell you that is not the rightime to raise taxes. >> i don't think so. we have a lot of kensyians are saying there is no demand. government has to make up for the demand that doesn't ext from consumers. that means you have to give them money to go out there and spend, no? >> they wld say you spend but noo say tax at the same time. they would say that will counteract whatever spending you do, the tax increases. i think what you need to do is actually cut spen
melissa: bob what do you think about this? >> well, i think the bigger issue higher tax rates slow down the economy and in a slow economy as we're facing now to be raising rates even higher, i can't imagine any economist really supporting that, regardless what is going on the fiscal side. melissa: you're sing this is the entire wrong conversation to be having anyway, talking about taking more money away from individuals and giving it to the govnment is not good for the economy no matter...
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joining me is bob dean from the national resources defense council. one of the groups behind that particular study. bob, thank you. welcome to the show. >> thank you, sandra. good to be here. sandra: so let me get this straight. you're blaming the warm winters, lack of snow on climate change? >> absolutely. you mentioned sandra, we're on track as of end of the november we had the hottest year on record in this country. 3.3 degrees hotter than the 20th century average. it hurt our farmers and ranchers, devastated worst drought in 50 years. fires detroit nine million acres of forest and fields. we'll seeing it on the ski slopes. climate change for the slopes means less snow on the ground, feuder skiers on the slopes. if you make your living in the business, less money in the wallet and paycheck. sandra: one might question that reasoning behind this and say a billion dollar loss for the industry over the past decade. your study says 27,000 jobs have been lost. i might remind you hey, we've been in a brutal recession. we're slow coming out of it. it might
joining me is bob dean from the national resources defense council. one of the groups behind that particular study. bob, thank you. welcome to the show. >> thank you, sandra. good to be here. sandra: so let me get this straight. you're blaming the warm winters, lack of snow on climate change? >> absolutely. you mentioned sandra, we're on track as of end of the november we had the hottest year on record in this country. 3.3 degrees hotter than the 20th century average. it hurt our...
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adam: i think bob dylan but i'm not sure that would date me, wouldn't it. yes it was bob dylan. now it could be the east coast and the gulf coast as well. the longshoreman's union is threatening to go on strike and analysts say it could be catastrophic for the fragile u.s. economy. 15 ports along the gulf and eastern seaboard could shut down in the next four days. as we speed toward the fiscal cliff, that is the last thing businesses nationwide need to threaten their bottom lines. here to explain what is at stake, jonathan gold, vice president of the national retail federation. thanks for joining us. last time we faced something like this, 2002, it took six months for u.s. economy to recover. the ports on the west coast were only closed for 10 is that accurate? >> adam, thanks very much for having me on. yes, the last time we had coast wide shut down was 2002. there was 10-day lockout. took six months to recover from. most economists say that lockout cost the u.s. economy about a billion dollars a day. adam: the number is anywhere 14 to 15,000 longshoremen essentially from portl
adam: i think bob dylan but i'm not sure that would date me, wouldn't it. yes it was bob dylan. now it could be the east coast and the gulf coast as well. the longshoreman's union is threatening to go on strike and analysts say it could be catastrophic for the fragile u.s. economy. 15 ports along the gulf and eastern seaboard could shut down in the next four days. as we speed toward the fiscal cliff, that is the last thing businesses nationwide need to threaten their bottom lines. here to...
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melissa: frank sinatra is davis, and bob barker, he is super famous. >> is he still alive.
melissa: frank sinatra is davis, and bob barker, he is super famous. >> is he still alive.
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bob's is one of the most poplar fast-food joints in the country is now serving up burgers with edible wrappers. the ad campaigns claim the customers want the food so badly they can't wait to unwrap it. here to chew through all the details including the wrapper, my favorite branding expert bruts turk kel. thanks for coming back to the show. >> sure. melissa: is this marketing genius? they shof the whole burger in their mouth because it is delicious? >> from a mark the asking point of view, the burger is so good. they can't wait. they have to tear into it. that is kind of like wearing crocs because you don't want to take your shoes off to take a shower. i'm not sure people will buy that but another thing to think about. 17% of the fast-food in the country is in cars. why they have french toast sticks and burger bites and clicken tend ders. the big messy burgers like the one you like you can't eat in the car. if they can wrap them up take them in the car, those are suvs for fast-food companies. that is where they make the money. melissa: i hear you on that point. it makes sense from the
bob's is one of the most poplar fast-food joints in the country is now serving up burgers with edible wrappers. the ad campaigns claim the customers want the food so badly they can't wait to unwrap it. here to chew through all the details including the wrapper, my favorite branding expert bruts turk kel. thanks for coming back to the show. >> sure. melissa: is this marketing genius? they shof the whole burger in their mouth because it is delicious? >> from a mark the asking point of...